The South Iredell Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the West Cabarrus Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Iredell's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so West Cabarrus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Iredell will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Piedmont on Friday. Everything went South Iredell's way against Piedmont as South Iredell made off with a 41-17 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Panthers are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, West Cabarrus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 41-7 loss at the hands of Porter Ridge.
South Iredell's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for West Cabarrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
South Iredell and West Cabarrus were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but South Iredell suffered an agonizing 23-22 loss. Can South Iredell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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